Brunei vs Spain: Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP)
Brunei
33.3%
in 2025
Spain
37.2%
in 2024
Brunei rank
19th
Spain rank
16th
Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP) over time
- Brunei
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 37.2% against 33.3% in Brunei, a difference of 3.9%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Brunei's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Brunei ranks 19th and Spain ranks 16th of 187 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -19.2% | 9.3% | 28.5% | Spain |
| 2010s | -12.1% | 25.8% | 38.0% | Spain |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 42.6% | 22.5% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Brunei or Spain?
- Spain, at 37.2% against 33.3% in Brunei as of 2024.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Brunei and Spain?
- 3.9%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Spain?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Brunei and Spain rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Brunei ranks 19th and Spain ranks 16th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.